The CW Grants Early Renewals to Arrow, The Flash, The Vampire Diaries, The 100 and 7 More Shows

“The CW has become home to some of the most critically-acclaimed shows on broadcast television, with a wide array of fantastic scripted series across the week, ranging from musical comedy, to superhero action, to gritty sci-fi dramas,” said Pedowitz in a statement. “As we continue to further our strategy of more year-round original programming, picking up these 11 series for the 2016-2017 season puts us in a great position of having proven, high-quality shows to launch in the fall as well as midseason and summer of 2017.”

The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Arrow are The CW's top three shows in total viewers and Adults 18-49 (in the Live+7 stats); the Friday combo of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals has improved ratings +39% in total viewers and +60% in adults 18-49 versus the same range a year ago. And The CW's Monday combo has been a winner, with Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez (2015) and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom (2016) taking home back to back Golden Globes for Best Actress in a Comedy, TV or Musical.

Earlier this week, the network also announced the season finale dates for their big shows: